CHLSP NewsNews and Events at the Centre for Health Law, Science and PolicyContensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.ukhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/index.aspx?SyndicationType=22016-12-09T15:38:24ZInforming, protecting, the role of the law regulating cosmetic procedures concerning childrenJonathan LaidlowProfessor Jean McHale presented paper at the﻿ launch of the Policy report ﻿of the AHRC Beauty Demands project2016-06-15T10:00:00Z2016-08-31T11:11:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2016/mchale-beauty-demands.aspxWhy Register a Lasting Power of Attorney?Jonathan LaidlowBirmingham Law School's Professor Rosie Harding blogs for Dementia Project as part of Dementia Awareness week.2016-05-20T09:45:00Z2016-05-20T09:41:00Zhttp://www.dementiaproject.net/court-of-protection/why-register-a-lasting-power-of-attorney/Birmingham Law School 18th in Complete University GuideJonathan LaidlowBirmingham Law School has been ranked 18th in the top 100 law schools in the United Kingdom in the 2017 Complete University Guide.2016-04-25T13:03:00Z2016-04-27T19:56:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2016/04/complete-university-guide.aspxBirmingham Law School named one of the world's Top 100 law schoolsJonathan LaidlowThe QS World Rankings are released annually and based on academic reputation, reputation among employers, and research impact.2016-03-23T10:45:00Z2016-04-27T19:58:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2016/03/top-100.aspxJean McHale on children, cosmetic surgery and perfectionismJonathan LaidlowBirmingham Professor of Health Law writes for the BeautyDemands research network blog2015-08-11T11:47:00Z2015-08-11T12:37:00Zhttp://beautydemands.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/jean-mchale-on-children-cosmetic.htmlJean McHale on Advertisements for Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty PracticesJonathan LaidlowCentre for Health Law, Science and Policy director and Professor of Health Care Law at Birmingham Law School writes for the 'Beauty Demands' blog.2015-06-19T12:10:00Z2015-06-19T11:48:00Zhttp://beautydemands.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/jean-mchale-on-advertisements-for.htmlNew publication on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Perspectives from Social Sciences and LawProfessor Jean McHale, Director of the Centre for Health Law Science and Policy has co-edited "The Routledge Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Perspectives from Social Sciences and Law" .2015-05-21T14:37:00Z2015-06-07T07:31:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2015/mchale-complementary.aspxUK Supreme Court cites book co-edited by Professor Jean McHale in major decision on medical negligence and informed consentBook co-edited by Birmingham Law academic cited in landmark Montgomery v Lanarkshire [2015] judgement.2015-03-20T15:28:00Z2015-06-07T07:32:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2015/mchale-supreme-court-negligence.aspxManagement of HIV positive health care professionals in the UKProfessor McHale delivered the keynote address at the "Itrogenic Transmission of HIV: A Human Rights Issue" conference organized by the Spanish Ministry of Health in December.2015-02-03T11:50:00Z2015-06-07T07:31:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2015/mchale-keynote-hiv.aspxBirmingham Law Lecturer gives evidence to Scottish Parliament on Assisted Suicide BillDr Stephen Smith participated in an ethical roundtable at the Scottish Parliament on 20 January 2015.2015-01-23T10:31:00Z2015-06-14T22:49:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2015/01/smith-scottish-parliament.aspxTechnology can help cure but healing is about more than just focusing on diseaseBirmingham Law School's Clark Hobson writes for the Conversation.2014-10-29T09:41:00Z2015-06-14T22:41:00Zhttps://theconversation.com/technology-can-help-cure-but-healing-is-about-more-than-just-focusing-on-disease-33430A critical exploration of global public healthProfessor Jean McHale and Dr Sheelagh McGuinness have been awarded a grant by the Wellcome Trust to run a conference "A critical exploration of global public health" and to hold a public lecture" Ebola: towards an International Health Systems Fund"2014-10-15T17:43:00Z2015-06-07T07:30:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2014/wellcome-trust-funding-conference.aspxThe Problems of Travelling to Access Basic Care #repealthe8thBirmingham Law School's Dr Sheelagh McGuinness and Professor Marie Fox write for the Human Rights in Ireland blog.2014-10-14T16:27:00Z2015-06-14T22:40:00Zhttp://humanrights.ie/constitution-of-ireland/the-problems-of-travelling-to-access-basic-care-repealthe8th/Birmingham PhD student wins Society of Legal Scholars poster prizeBirmingham PhD student Kirsty Moreton named as the joint winner of the prestigious 'Best Poster Prize' at the 2014 annual conference run by the Society of Legal Scholars.2014-10-09T15:42:00Z2015-06-14T22:42:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2014/10/sls-poster-competition-kirsty-morton.aspxRe-Thinking Medical Law: International workshop on law and ethics comes to Birmingham.On 15 September 2014 Birmingham Law School hosted the Ethical Judgments Project Workshop. The project looks at nine important medical law cases in the UK on topics like abortion, IVF, medical negligence, consent to treatment, withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and assisted dying.2014-10-01T08:35:00Z2015-06-07T07:28:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2014/rethinking-medical-law-workshop.aspxAshya King's story shows the tensions between paediatricians and parentsBirmingham Law School doctoral researcher Joe Brierley writes for the Guardian's Comment is Free2014-09-20T15:55:00Z2015-06-14T22:39:00Zhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/03/ashya-king-tensions-paediatricians-parents-internet-empowerment1Holdsworth - Law alumni newsletter 2014The 2014 edition of our alumni newsletter had just been published. You can read it online here.2014-07-30T17:28:00Z2015-12-31T00:49:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2014/07/holdsworth-2014.aspx'One of Us' petition marks a sinister mobilisation of the pro-life movement in EuropeBirmingham Law School's Dr Sheelagh McGuinness writes for the Conversation (with Professor Heather Widdows)2014-07-01T10:06:00Z2015-06-14T22:38:00Zhttp://theconversation.com/one-of-us-petition-marks-a-sinister-mobilisation-of-the-pro-life-movement-in-europe-27731Abortion Privacy/Abortion Secrecy - What's the Difference and Why Does It Matter?Professor Sanger visits Birmingham Law School.2014-05-28T09:16:00Z2015-06-07T07:29:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2014/sanger-report.aspxThe NHS Abortion Hurdle Race ContinuesBirmingham Law School's Professor Marie Fox and Dr Sheelagh McGuinness write for the Birmingham Perspective.2014-05-15T20:31:00Z2015-06-14T22:33:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/perspective/nhs-abortion-fox-mcguinness.aspxDr Rosa Freedman writes about the UK's first Female Genital Mutilation prosecution for the Conversation"Britain's first FGM prosecution is all too politically convenient". Dr Freedman is a lecturer in Law at the University of Birmingham specialising in International Human Rights.2014-04-14T12:34:00Z2015-06-14T22:32:00Zhttp://theconversation.com/britains-first-fgm-prosecution-is-all-too-politically-convenient-25511Call for papers: Transcending Boundaries in the LawBirmingham Law School's annual postgraduate research conference seeks contributions from postgraduate students in all areas of law. Deadline: 28 April 2014. The conference will be held on 13 June at Birmingham Law School. KEYNOTE SPEAKER JUST ANNOUNCED2014-03-28T15:08:00Z2015-06-14T22:31:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2014/03/cfp-transcending-boundaries.aspxUniversity of Birmingham launches policy commission report: Healthy Ageing in the 21st Century: The best is yet to comeCultural sensitivity should be a vital component in all future services for older people, experts at the University of Birmingham, will say today (Monday).2014-02-03T10:42:00Z2015-06-05T12:01:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2014/02/03-02-14University-of-Birmingham-launches-policy-commission-report-Healthy-Ageing-in-the-21st-Century-The-best-is-yet-to-come.aspxKirsty Moreton reviews new book on 'Caring and the Law'Published in Medical Law Review this month, Mrs Kirsty Moreton, Teaching Associate at Birmingham Law School critiques Professor Jonathan Herring's new book Caring and the Law (2013, Hart Publishing).2014-01-16T09:49:00Z2015-06-07T07:28:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2014/moreton-review.aspxRecently published: Transnational crimes related to health: How should the law respond to the illicit organ tourism?Birmingham Law School and Centre for Health Law, Science and Policy academics Professor Jean McHale and Dr Sheelagh McGuinness publish paper in Legal Studies.2013-12-12T13:23:00Z2015-06-14T22:28:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2013/12/recent-transnational-health-crimes.aspxDr Sheelagh McGuinness on Medical TourismBirmingham Fellow Dr Sheelagh McGuinness talks about the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding medical tourism for the University of Birmingham's "Original" magazine.2013-08-02T09:37:00Z2015-06-14T22:16:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/original-online/articles/medical-tourism.aspxLatest Medical Law Review highlights research in Health Law at BirminghamThe latest issue of the Medical Law Review features significant contributions from three academic members of the Centre for Health Law, Science, and Policy at Birmingham Law School.2013-05-23T17:14:00Z2015-06-07T07:24:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2013/chlsp-academics-medical-law-review.aspxProfessor Marie Fox invited to join new EuroGroup for Animal Law StudiesBirmingham's Chair of Socio-legal Studies was invited to attend the inaugural meeting of a new Euro Group for Animal Law Studies (EGALS) promoting the advancement of AnimalLaw Studies and Research.2013-04-30T19:06:00Z2015-06-07T07:24:00Zhttp://www.derechoanimal.info/eng/page/2500/report-on-the-first-working-meeting-for-egals-in-parisLords miss the point on the ageing debateArticle at public-service-co.uk discsses House of Lords Select Committee report Ready for Ageing and the Birmingham Policy Commission, Healthy Ageing in the 21st Century, chaired by Professor Jean McHale2013-04-24T13:21:00Z2015-06-07T07:26:00Zhttp://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=22230Professor Marie Fox's article on Male Circumcision wins 2013 SLSA prizeArticle on Male Circumcision co-authored by Birmingham Law School's Professor of Socio-Legal Studies wins 2013 SLSA Article prize2013-04-17T16:18:00Z2015-06-14T22:13:00Zhttp://www.slsa.ac.uk/content/view/62/218/#articleAHRC funds interdisciplinary seminars in Health LawThe two events, "Law and Regulation of New Health Technologies: Religion, Faith, belief and the scientific imperative: reconciling the irreconcilable?" and "Conscientious Objection" will feature invited speakers and participants from a range of disciplines and interest groups.2013-04-17T15:40:00Z2015-06-07T07:20:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/2013/ahrc-seminars.aspxProfessor Jean McHale leads Birmingham Policy Commission: Healthy Ageing in the 21st CenturyProfessor of Health Care Law is leading (with Professor Heather Draper) the third Birmingham Policy Commission, which is exploring how good ageing in a multi-cultural society is defined. It will look in particular at how good health in later life can be promoted.2013-03-28T16:11:00Z2015-06-14T22:12:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/impact/policy-commissions/healthy-ageing/index.aspxDr Stephen W. Smith's monograph cited by Court of AppealThe Court of Appeal cited Birmingham Law lecturer Dr Stephen W. Smith's recent monograph, End-of-Life Decisions in Medical Care this month.2013-03-22T14:14:00Z2015-06-14T22:11:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2013/smith-cited-court-appeal.aspxZombie Drugs: Dr Rosie Harding writes for the OUP blogBirmingham Law School Senior Lecturer co-writes piece for OUP's Medical Law Review and blog.2012-11-30T12:34:00Z2015-06-14T21:51:00Zhttp://blog.oup.com/2012/11/zombie-drugsantipsychotics-dementia/Eroding women's basic freedoms: Current trends to reduce access to abortionBirmingham Fellow Dr Sheelagh McGuinness writes for the Birmingham Brief2012-10-12T16:28:00Z2015-06-14T21:55:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/thebirminghambrief/items/2012/10/Eroding-womens-basic-freedoms-Current-trends-to-reduce-access-to-abortion.aspxRecently published: End-of-Life Decisions in Medical Care by Dr Stephen W. SmithThe latest book by Birmingham Law School's Dr Stephen Smith was published last month by Cambridge University Press2012-03-09T12:26:00Z2015-06-14T22:00:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2012/smith-end-life-book.aspxRegulation and Professionalisation in Complementary and Alternative Medicine - May 2011Report on the Wellcome Trust funded conference in May 20112012-03-01T00:00:00Z2015-06-07T07:14:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/complementary-conference-report.aspxCHLSP Director to take part in debate on Organ DonationProfessor Jean McHale will debate on the topic of "Consent for Donation is a Luxury that we cannot afford" in the David Price Memorial Debate with the biomedical ethicist Professor John Harris (University of Manchester). The debate will take place at the NHS Blood and Transplant 1st National Donation Congress.2012-02-27T13:24:00Z2015-06-07T07:18:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/CHLSP/news/mchale-debate.aspxLaw Professor debates Ageing, Health, Rights and Rationing at Party ConferenceProfessor Jean McHale took part in a debate entitled "Healthy ageing in the 21st Century: a question of individual rights, state responsibility or something we simply can't afford?" at a Fringe Event at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.2011-09-30T14:18:00Z2015-06-14T21:37:00Zhttp://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/news/2011/mchale-debates-health-party.aspx